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pnwmom

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8. No, I'm saying that the nephew called the CDC on the same day but before Duncan

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 05:59 PM

Oct 2014

went to the hospital in the ambulance. IOW, he called the CDC and they put him in touch with the state health authorities who told him to get him back to the hospital.

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When the nephew called the CDC about Mr. Duncan, and the CDC told him how to proceed, [View all] pnwmom Oct 2014 OP

Those are very good questions. I wonder if the paramedics were warned that they were going to be Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #1

I seriously doubt it. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #3

nbc.com has an article about his girlfriend's daughter, who called for the ambulance: tblue37 Oct 2014 #9

IIRC he said he called CDC after Uncle got to the ER the SECOND time elehhhhna Oct 2014 #2

Where did you read that? I've read over and over that he called because Duncan was sent home. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #4

quote here= elehhhhna Oct 2014 #5

I didn't interpret that the way you did. I believe the nephew is saying that he called on the 26th pnwmom Oct 2014 #6

read it again. or are you saying the cdc was notified days before the guy was sent in ambulance? elehhhhna Oct 2014 #7

No, I'm saying that the nephew called the CDC on the same day but before Duncan pnwmom Oct 2014 #8

We don't know the timing. He seems pretty aware, the only one in the bunch with kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #10

I agree. He acted correctly. It seems to me the CDC and the hospitals were woefully unprepared. pnwmom Oct 2014 #11

The feds have a handle on it, having developed very effective protocols. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #12

The CDC doesn't yet have a handle on the very serious medical waste issue. pnwmom Oct 2014 #13

Waste disposal is not the CDC's responsibility. It is a local or state responsibility. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #14

It's the responsibility of the CDC to draw up the guidelines, and they haven't done it yet. pnwmom Oct 2014 #15

I remember a time when all hospitals had incinerators for their medical waste. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #16

I do, too. But not anymore. Of course, I also remember pnwmom Oct 2014 #17